Big news..HORBA needs your help

[Top Banana]

Big news..but HORBA needs your help

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As many of you know, HORBA was started a few years ago as a non profit organization with two goals:
1. Save the old race boats before they are cut up and thrown away.
2. Try to get real open ocean racing started again and get the boats off the beach.

Well thanks to California HORBA members, we have just been notified of a most generous donation for our someday to come museum.

Everyone remembers Don Aronow's 32 foot Cary that he called The Cigarette after the famous Brooklyn rum runner of the 30's.

He built that boat in secret and actually had three of those boats built for himself. There was also a boat made for Peter Rothschild, Thunderballs and an outboard version for Willy Meyers, Cigarillo and another outboard for Bob Magoon, Andrea. Six boats in all.

We have just been notified that the owner of Thunderballs, the 32 Cary originally owned by Peter Rothschild has been donated to HORBA.

As far as we have been able to tell this is the last remaining 32 Cary race boat built in 1968 from those original 6. I asked the owner what the boat looked like now. He said the only difference is someone added a windscreen in front of the instrument cluster on the deck, but it could be easlily removed and the boat would look just like it did when it raced in 1969.

Incredible. It has rare number 2 Speedmasters and two sets of, the then cutting edge, 2 blade racing propellors. It has the open front bolster that was used at that time. It has the same tri cornered fuel fills and low air vents on the rear hatches.

Our intent is to restore the boat to look exactly like...The Cigarette. It is the last of that 1/2 dozen and is so original as to be an example of offshore racers of that period.

HERE IS WHERE YOUR HELP IS NEEDED

The boat is in California, Napa Valley. We need to move it to Florida for the restoration.

Would it be possible for any teams coming east to LOTO take an extra truck and bring it there....and then if any Florida teams could bring an extra truck and bring it back to Florida. It is sitting on a triple axle trailer that is currently registered in California.

If that is not possible could we arrange a Pony Express transfer of the boat. Somebody in California bring it to Arizona. Someone in Arizona bring it to New Mexico. Someone in New Mexico bring it to Texas..etc etc until we get it back to Florida.

Everyone who helps along the way will be named and acknowledged as part of the permanent display and in all the literature re the boat in the future.

This is the past of the sport of offshore, it is important, please help.

Thanks

[Ratickle]

Allright guys, what can we do?????

[Top Banana]

Allright guys, what can we do?????

It looks as if we have someone to move it from Texas to Florida.....we just need to get it from California to Texas.

We may have to hire a trucker and ask for donations for the expense. It has it's own triple axle trailer.

Any truckers out there going from California to Texas in the next month or so??

[Bobby Sheer]

Charlie: I MIGHT have a boat going to San Diego, in the next month. If so, I'll bring it east for fuel. Is that fair?

[Top Banana]

Charlie: I MIGHT have a boat going to San Diego, in the next month. If so, I'll bring it east for fuel. Is that fair?

Bob......that is MORE than fair.

If possible please give me an estimate of what the fuel cost would be from Napa Valley, California to Cadilac's place in Jupiter,Fl.

Then we can start asking for some donations and build up a fund for this.

Thank you very much.

[Bobby Sheer]

Charlie....... call me 954-646-6070 Bobby

[Ratickle]

Let us know if you're looking for fuel donations Charlie. We'll get 'er done.....

[Ratickle]

Let us know if you're looking for fuel and assistance donations Charlie. We'll get 'er done for you.....

Same goes for you Bobby, thanks for the help to Charlie and HORBA.

[Bobby Sheer]

Let us know if you're looking for fuel and assistance donations Charlie. We'll get 'er done for you.....

Same goes for you Bobby, thanks for the help to Charlie and HORBA.

Glad to be able to help.

Started in offshore in 1972. Had my share of ups and downs.

But its always been fun.

Charlie should be commended for all of his hard work, and everyone that helps to continue the history of offshore.

[Top Banana]

Let us know if you're looking for fuel donations Charlie. We'll get 'er done.....

OKAY.....it looks like we have a workable situation.

Bobby Sheer has agreed to move the boat and trailer on top of one of his rigs so even our trailer won't get any more wear....Fantastic.

Now we need the good people of offshore to help out here with donations for the fuel and tolls that Bobby will have going from..... San Diego to Napa Valley and then back to Florida.

All donations may be sent to:

HORBA
PO BOX 8625
Warwick, RI 02888

Everyone who helps will be part of the record of the restoration of this boat.

Any donations of $500 or more will get a special signed copy of SEARACE.

I still have a few of those around that John signed before he died. Any extra money left over will go towards the restoration of the boat in Florida.

Thank you for your help with this project....it is all of our sports history that we are trying to preserve for the next generation.

[Ratickle]

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